My first composition with my stash of partially finished art blocks reminded me of the bright tie-dyed colors of the 1960s and the neighborhoods that helped make them so popular. I was a little young then to fully understand the politics and social issues that fanned the flames, but the psychedelic colors certainly caught my eye. Nowadays when I sit in quilting circles with demure grandmothers who reminisce about once living free and riding on the back of motorcycles, it makes me shake my head. I wonder if at that young age they ever imagined where life’s road would take them.
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No, we didn't. If you would have told me then that I was going to be part of the establishment that i thought was sooo confining-i would have laughed-let alone spend 20 years in education when I couldn't wait to escape hs. Love it love it love it. That is bitchin, groovy, psychedelic and way out, man:)
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in those blocks. I've never owned a tie-dyed anything, but bright colors sure lift the spirit.
ReplyDeleteThe social & political issues - make me cringe.
oooh, aaah! Love the clarity of the colors, even if they do remind you of fuzzy thinking. :)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...playful, carefree thinking...definitely. Too much of a health nut to do any funny stuff.
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